Jump to content

Wayne G. Borah

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wayne G. Borah
Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
In office
December 31, 1956 – February 6, 1966
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
In office
October 21, 1949 – December 31, 1956
Appointed byHarry S. Truman
Preceded byElmo Pearce Lee
Succeeded byJohn Minor Wisdom
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
In office
October 3, 1928 – October 23, 1949
Appointed byCalvin Coolidge
Preceded byLouis Henry Burns
Succeeded byJ. Skelly Wright
Personal details
Born
Wayne G. Borah

(1891-04-28)April 28, 1891
Baldwin, Louisiana, U.S.
DiedFebruary 6, 1966(1966-02-06) (aged 74)
EducationPaul M. Hebert Law Center (LLB)

Wayne G. Borah (April 28, 1891 – February 6, 1966) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and previously was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.

Education and career

[edit]

Born in Baldwin, Louisiana, Borah received a Bachelor of Laws from the Paul M. Hebert Law Center at Louisiana State University in 1915. He was in private practice in New Orleans, Louisiana from 1915 to 1917. He was a United States Army captain in the infantry during World War I from 1917 to 1919. Afterwards, he returned to his private practice until 1923. He was an Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana from 1923 to 1925, and then became the United States Attorney for that district until 1928.[1]

Federal judicial service

[edit]

Borah received a recess appointment from President Calvin Coolidge on October 3, 1928, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana vacated by Judge Louis Henry Burns. He was nominated to the same position by President Coolidge on December 6, 1928. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 17, 1928, and received his commission the same day. His service terminated on October 23, 1949, due to his elevation to the Fifth Circuit.[1]

Borah was nominated by President Harry S. Truman on October 15, 1949, to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit vacated by Judge Elmo Pearce Lee. He was confirmed by the Senate on October 19, 1949, and received his commission on October 21, 1949. He assumed senior status on December 31, 1956. His service terminated on February 6, 1966, due to his death.[1]

References

[edit]

Sources

[edit]
Legal offices
Preceded by Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
1928–1949
Succeeded by
Preceded by Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
1949–1956
Succeeded by